Hilgeman will be sentenced at 9 a.m. on April 24. She could receive between two and eight years for the conspircy charge and between six months and three years on the forgery charge.

In November, Hilgeman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year of probation on charges of federal tax evasion. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young ordered her to serve her probation in a residential re-entry program and also to pay $62,887 restitution.

Hilgeman's mother, 80-year-old Marilee Garrison, also is charged with conspiracy to commit theft in the case. She is scheduled to be tried in Vanderburgh Circuit Court on July 18.

The mother and daughter were officers in Order of the Eastern Star, a women's organization associated with Freemasons.

According to court records, Indiana State Police arrested the women in April 2012 after a yearlong investigation that began when other officers in the chapter contacted police.

Much of the missing money was left to the organization by Daisy Pauline Hardy, an 89-year-old woman who was killed in a natural gas explosion at her Lincoln Avenue house in April 2004. The gift was received in 2006 when her estate was settled.

Police said they determined that Garrison was Eastern Star's treasurer from July 2002 through June 2008. Hilgeman assumed that position in July 2008. Garrison held the position of worthy matron (chapter president) at the time the investigation began.

Garrison issued numerous unauthorized checks to Hilgeman totaling more than $290,000. Officials also said in attempt to hide the missing funds from other Eastern Star members, Hilgeman allegedly forged documents to represent bank statements.